
The Blue Lagoon: A Romance - by H. de Vere Stacpoole
BOOK I - PART I
PART II
PART III
BOOK II - PART I
PART II
BOOK III
THE BLUE LAGOON
BOOK I - PART I - CHAPTER I - WHERE THE SLUSH LAMP BURNS
PART II
A weather‑worn vessel drifts across the endless blue, its deck alive with the clatter of sailors, the strain of a fiddler’s tune, and the salty chatter of men who have roamed the world’s ports. Among them, a seasoned crewman spins yarns of Celtic fairies and distant lands, his rough hands steady on the rigging even as the sea grows strangely calm. The ship’s journey, marked by long days of wind and wave, hints at the hidden perils that await beyond the horizon.
When a sudden storm shatters the calm, the vessel is torn apart and only a handful survive, washed ashore on a pristine, untouched island. Two young castaways—innocent and untrained—must learn the rhythms of the wild, finding food, shelter, and each other amid the lush lagoon’s sparkling waters. Their fragile bond deepens as they navigate the mysteries of nature, discovering a tender, instinctive love that blossoms in a world untouched by civilization.
Language
en
Duration
~6 hours (351K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Edward A. Malone. Corrections by Roger Frank.
Release date
Jan 1, 1996
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1863–1951
Best remembered for writing The Blue Lagoon, he was an Irish novelist and physician whose stories mixed romance, adventure, and the lure of faraway islands. His life at sea and medical training gave his fiction a vivid, worldly feel that helped make him widely popular in the early 20th century.
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